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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google (www.theverge.com)

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[-] MattTheTekie@lemmy.test72.eu.org 29 points 1 year ago

That didn't work in the 90s.

[-] hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 year ago

Or in:

2000
2002
2003
2005
2008
2011
(2022)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation

[-] MattTheTekie@lemmy.test72.eu.org 25 points 1 year ago

Kuduos to you doing your HW. :)

[-] MattTheTekie@lemmy.test72.eu.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yes

[-] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

In retrospect, DoJ didn't go far enough back then and ignored Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with BeOS.

[-] chaogomu@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago

Part of it was Reagan massively weakened antitrust law after Ma Bell was broken up.

[-] MattTheTekie@lemmy.test72.eu.org 12 points 1 year ago

This is why we can't have good things.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Ma Bell, the ill communication

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Which sucked because BeOS was really good for its time.

[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I was so excited to try BeOS back then. I don't think I ever got my hands on a copy, but it just looked so good.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I got to play with a BeBox for a few hours at a friend's store and it was pure joy to play with compared to what Apple and Microsoft had to offer.

[-] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

For anyone curious about BeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzosnPSETzk

Also there's apparently an open source version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zgv0CZfco

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[-] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

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[-] MattTheTekie@lemmy.test72.eu.org 2 points 1 year ago

Looking at the lobbying with the MS-Activision mess, and how broken the government here is. I'm sure they would of gave in.

[-] Darorad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It might work if the fine was a couple hundred billion, we can give them a payment plan.

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